“Both lions of Judah violently “devoured men.” No matter exactly what “devoured” means, that description is not fit for a King of Judah portraying the future, final lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus Christ. We are not imitating Jesus if we can be described using such words. For some time now there has been a hipster attempt to call believers “Christ-followers” in favor of “Christians.” Both are accurate. I like Christian for at least two reasons:
First, it is biblical. “Christian” appears in Acts 11:26 & 26:28, and First Peter 4:16. In Acts it reads, “and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” I ran into something I need to research further. There are scholars who translate “called” as “divinely called.” In other words, God revealed to them they ought to be called Christians.
Second, I like “Christian” because it means “like Christ.” It reminds me that my life is a portrayal of Jesus. I am following Him, but that’s only one aspect of
imitating Him.”
